Though Internet penetration rate In India is very low compared to other developed countries, Internet has been in use for enabling various businesses including online traveling, e-tailing, financial services, digital downloads other online services. Different modes of communication like emailing, social networking and so on are also in practice in India. E-commerce is growing and… Read More »
Have you been hosting your website or email on some web hosting company and accessing it over the Internet? Congrats! You have already been into cloud computing. In its simplest terms, Cloud is simply other people’s computers (servers) that you access over the Internet. These computers can be owned by Google (Gmail, Google docs), Yahoo… Read More »
CoD (Cash on Delivery) is popular in US, where the customers pay for what they purchased through online shopping, once the items are delivered. Now, even the Indian e-commerce is also switching to Cash on Delivery to increase their customer base. According to Rediff.com, CoD is mainly introduced due to the under-developed nature of the… Read More »
In current day situation, PCs with non-genuine software and applications are not suitable for online users or online buyers. Usage of genuine versions can help online users stay immune to online threats and risks. However, many Internet users are still ignoring this at stake of their own online security. Generally, people opt for pirated versions… Read More »
Initially used as an internal e-mail client for the Google employees, G-mail – a web based free mail service from Google is now dominating the e-mail world in India. G-mail was launched on 1 April, 2004 with 1 gigabyte of storage capacity. However, the access to this service is strictly through invitations which are sent… Read More »
Many new and sophisticated threats are spreading fast online that can infect your computer. IBM calls the Internet as ‘Wild West’. Risks have increased exponentially. According to its X-Force 2009 Mid-Year Trend and Risk Report, the problem is no longer limited to virus or malicious domains or suspicious websites. There has been increase in the… Read More »
In the recent times, many Internet applications performance issues are raised in India. Keeping the various reasons aside, many online applications and online tests didn’t perform well. In 2009, election commission’s website server crashed for over two hours due to the huge traffic when the election results were announced. Conducting its first online test in… Read More »